SOUTH AFRICA
Home To Life is South Africa’s premier online design directory, with a focus on décor, design, art, innovation for the home-owner and home-lover. Our categories cover a wide variety of in and outdoor innovations such as green build, eco-solutions, the latest trends in design furniture, furnishings and contemporary art.
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www.edecor.co.za - Do you have the time and energy to trawl through a multitude of shops to find that perfect product? We’re about making home decorating easier, quicker and more enjoyable
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Design Sponge - This style website is the cream of the crop - using a gentle and creative presentation, Design Sponge serves up multiple posts every day about home design, new and innovative products and tips on home living in a modern world.
Moco Loco - For a frequently updated online magazine dedicated to everything modern, give Moco Loco a visit. It covers not only modern furniture, but also architecture, interior design, accessories, other resources for modern living and so much more.
Apartment Therapy - With the tagline Saving the world, one room at a time, Apartment Therapy makes it very clear that it has big dreams for its readers. Its posts are beautifully highlighted by artistic photos of bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, and they point the readers in the direction of new and innovative home design for healthier, happier living.
InHabitat - InHabitat is a design website with a mission to bring together design solutions that are cutting-edge, high-tech, innovative and green.
Ikea Hacker - Just as its name implies, this website takes traditional Ikea furniture and redesigns it. Each post features an Ikea item with pictures of the before and after modifications whether it is a Poang Chair spruced up with some stenciled orange flowers, a dog bed made from two Expedit Desks or art made from several Ikea tables and accessories.
Yanko Design - Moving design beyond the present and casting an anticipatory glance to the future is what Yanko Design is all about. Since its founding in 2002, the product reviews and pieces that are highlighted have often found their way into mainstream interior design
Decor8 - This is a style blog all about creativity. She will often post independent artists, designers and other creative types who have yet to be discovered.
Dezeen - With the aim to provide its readers with news from the design community before anyone else, Dezeen is the place to go for breaking architectural and interior design news.
Design Spotter - Trends, fashions, design movements. These all have to start somewhere, and Design Spotter believes they start with young talent.
Web Urbanist - This site compiles hidden urban gems from across the internet and in neighborhoods around the world. Its goal is to exhaust any and all creative urban art, innovative architecture, alternative design and subversive style.
Swiss Miss - Sometimes you hit a creative roadblock in your quest for style. If thats the case, Swiss Miss might have what you're looking for to get those wheels back in motion.
Desire to Inspire - We've all heard the phrase a pictures worth a thousand words, and the authors of Desire to Inspire really take this to heart. Each post is resplendent with its dazzling barrage of visuals.
Better Living through Design - Are you ready to do a massive redecoration? Or maybe you just want to add another little accent table to your living room?
Freshome - Freshome has a simple objective to inspire its readers to beautify their homes. What makes this site so unique is its perfectly balanced posts, covering gadgets, furniture pieces, tips and more with informative text and gorgeous pictures.
Design Milk - Art and beauty are the main criteria for blog posts on Design Milk. If something is inspiring, creative and unique, the authors will feature it.
Trendir - Catering to the high-end, luxury market, Trendir does a splendid job rounding up all the latest sophisticated and stylish home decor. This site covers home exteriors and interiors, gadgets and appliances, dining and home entertainment, home automation, outdoors,
ultra modern items and a special section on green design.
the style files - With daily posts, large, eye-catching pictures and no fear of fashion, the style files is a site that will please fashion experts and newbies alike.
